Treffry Viaduct, Par

Name: Treffry Viaduct
Address: Par, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Par

Archaeological site

Gallery (2)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

The Treffry Viaduct is a historic dual-purpose railway viaduct and aqueduct located close to the village of Luxulyan, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The viaduct crosses the Luxulyan Valley, and with it forms an integral part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a World Heritage Site. It is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and due to its poor condition is on Historic England's, Heritage at Risk Register. ()

Completed: 1844 (180 years ago)Length: 656 ftHeight: 89 ftCoordinates: 50°22'52"N, 4°44'17"W

Address

Par United Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Par

Day trips

Treffry Viaduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eden Project, Wheal Martyn, Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre, Tregrehan House.

1.4 miS
Iconic eco park with educational centre
Eden Project, Par
37 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Cornwall, the Eden Project is a captivating botanical garden located in the quaint town of Bodelva, near Par, United Kingdom. This unique conservation project has transformed a reclaimed china clay pit into a sprawling eco-paradise, home...
3.2 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Wheal Martyn, St Austell
83 min walk • The Wheal Martyn China Clay Museum is a museum of china clay mining, at Carthew, on the B3274 road about 2 miles north of St Austell in Cornwall, England. A Victorian clay works has been preserved, and there is an exhibition building.
3.4 miS
History museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre, Charlestown
88 min walk • The Shipwreck Treasure Museum located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall, England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
2.2 miS
Park
Tregrehan House, Par
56 min walk • Tregrehan is a country house near St. Blazey, Cornwall, designed by George Wightwick. It is described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "Late Georgian.. granite.. Ionic colonnade", "a pretty little lodge".
3.3 miE
Forts and castles
Castle Dore, Par
86 min walk • Castle Dore is an Iron Age hill fort near Fowey in Cornwall, United Kingdom located at grid reference SX103548. It was probably occupied from the 5th or 4th centuries BC until the 1st century BC.
2.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Helman Tor
73 min walk • Helman Tor is a tor in mid Cornwall, England, UK. It is a nature reserve managed by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust. It is a County Geology Site and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It lies on the Saints' Way.
0.9 miS
Forts and castles
Prideaux Castle, Par
23 min walk • Prideaux Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated atop a 133 m high conical hill near the southern boundary of the parish of Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
3.5 miNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Bartholomew's Church, Lostwithiel
91 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church is a parish church of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
2.8 miS
50°20'28"N • 4°44'54"W
Pinetum Gardens, St Austell
72 min walk • Garden, Park
2.3 miSE
Archaeological site
Par signal box, Par
59 min walk • Par signal box is a Grade II listed former Great Western Railway signal box, located on Par railway station in Cornwall, England.
2.9 miSE
Harbor
Par Docks, Par
74 min walk • Par Docks is an Imerys-owned harbour in the village of Par, Cornwall, United Kingdom, which was used for the export of china clay from the numerous Imerys sites in the clay-rich region of Mid-Cornwall.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How to get to Treffry Viaduct by public transport?

The nearest stations to Treffry Viaduct:

Train

Luxulyan (21 min walk)